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Post by badbloodash on Mar 8, 2016 19:07:53 GMT
Christ is tonight a Filton old boys reunion night !!! Shared a cell or two with those boys in the seventies and went on a few home ends
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Post by lympstonegas on Mar 8, 2016 19:38:52 GMT
Christ is tonight a Filton old boys reunion night !!! Shared a cell or two with those boys in the seventies and went on a few home ends Brain or police lol - great lads
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Post by faggotygas on Mar 9, 2016 8:26:28 GMT
Protest groups already making noises about mcdonalds .wait until they hear about a football stadium trash 2 anybody.? This is all speculation, but it depends on what the whole package would be - the area really needs more facilities, and the ring road and a park and ride would separate the ground from local housing
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Post by gooliegas on Mar 9, 2016 9:09:45 GMT
Whereabouts in Hambrook was the land on which we didn't build a stadium in the 70s or 80s or whenever (scheme 1 of about 8)? Is that still empty? On / near the ring road and walkable from Parkway. That would be kinda full circle completion. This is all a bit silly, really. It was the old training ground, I beleive it's the target golf range now,accessed off the Stapleton road
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Post by bs5 on Mar 9, 2016 10:57:04 GMT
Whereabouts in Hambrook was the land on which we didn't build a stadium in the 70s or 80s or whenever (scheme 1 of about 8)? Is that still empty? On / near the ring road and walkable from Parkway. That would be kinda full circle completion. This is all a bit silly, really. That's where B&q now stands
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Post by The Concept on Mar 9, 2016 12:59:46 GMT
Whereabouts in Hambrook was the land on which we didn't build a stadium in the 70s or 80s or whenever (scheme 1 of about 8)? Is that still empty? On / near the ring road and walkable from Parkway. That would be kinda full circle completion. This is all a bit silly, really. It was the old training ground, I beleive it's the target golf range now,accessed off the Stapleton road Yes, I thought it was very close to our old Hambrook training ground. I have memory of people not being happy as we were told we couldn't build on greenbelt land, and then not long afterwards Crest Hotel granted permission to build the same spot.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 9, 2016 15:11:55 GMT
Whereabouts in Hambrook was the land on which we didn't build a stadium in the 70s or 80s or whenever (scheme 1 of about 8)? Is that still empty? On / near the ring road and walkable from Parkway. That would be kinda full circle completion. This is all a bit silly, really. It was the old training ground, I beleive it's the target golf range now,accessed off the Stapleton road I think you will find it was the NCB land which the head of the then Northavon council was quoted as saying Rovers will never get a stadium in Northavon whilst I am chairman,then he allows the MOD to build there
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Post by droitwichgas on Mar 9, 2016 20:44:58 GMT
It was the old training ground, I beleive it's the target golf range now,accessed off the Stapleton road I think you will find it was the NCB land which the head of the then Northavon council was quoted as saying Rovers will never get a stadium in Northavon whilst I am chairman,then he allows the MOD to build there I'm pretty sure it was the old training ground, as Frenchay councillors kicked up a fuss but the MOD land would be in Filton's councillors area.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 10, 2016 15:05:40 GMT
Back in the day the whole area came under Northavon Council chaired by councillor Fox a city shareholder.They held sway over planning decisions in the area and the old training ground was never going to be big enough to build a stadium on
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Post by Feeling The Blues on Mar 10, 2016 18:54:35 GMT
Back in the day the whole area came under Northavon Council chaired by councillor Fox a city shareholder.They held sway over planning decisions in the area and the old training ground was never going to be big enough to build a stadium on Not only did councillors conspire to stop us building a new ground, councillor Paul Smith another renown s**thead on BCC did all he could to make sure that IKEA got their store and the Eastville Stadium site would not be preserved as a sports ground. An ideal site for a Retail Bridge (whatever the hell that is) he proclaimed at one council meeting whilst wearing his City shirt.
Thank the lord we get a whole lot more support from the local councils these days.
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Post by The Concept on Mar 10, 2016 19:16:12 GMT
Perhaps there were more than one plan fairly close?
The one for Hambrook was not just the training ground footprint but surrounding land, hence the annoyance that Crest Hotel (now Holiday Inn) was allowed planning permission, when we were thrown out on grounds of being green-belt land
We've had countless plans over the years, including Stoke Gifford, so if there was one for land where MoD Abbeywood is now, I think that would be separate from the Hambrook plans.
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Post by The Concept on Mar 10, 2016 19:19:48 GMT
As regards Lyde Green, I'm not sure there would be any room once all the houses have been built. I saw something in the Post a while back about trying to save the ancient Lyde Green Common, so that sort of points to the other land around there already earmarked. I can't find the article from the Post; only came across this on a search: www.southgloucestershireconservatives.com/news/saving-lyde-green-common-development
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Post by faggotygas on Mar 11, 2016 8:49:40 GMT
As regards Lyde Green, I'm not sure there would be any room once all the houses have been built. I saw something in the Post a while back about trying to save the ancient Lyde Green Common, so that sort of points to the other land around there already earmarked. I can't find the article from the Post; only came across this on a search: www.southgloucestershireconservatives.com/news/saving-lyde-green-common-developmentHere's the plan
There's areas earmarked for employment which haven't been built on yet, and plans can be changed - for instance, the area that the park and ride is being built on was earmarked for high density residential.
The only areas that have actually had any development done on them are the science park, and the area marked high density residential on the plan. About half of the site.
In addition, just south of the main development there's an area of land reserved for leisure use. David Lloyd have permission for a large leisure centre complex there, but they have put it up for sale.
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Post by didlesknowmydad on Mar 11, 2016 9:06:55 GMT
UWE it is then!
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Post by faggotygas on Mar 11, 2016 9:12:38 GMT
The potential of Lyde Green is ridiculous. I'm getting a bit obsessed, but I reckon there are 3 areas a stadium could be built on there, each about twice the size of the UWE land.
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Post by Thatslife on Mar 11, 2016 9:26:55 GMT
It was the old training ground, I beleive it's the target golf range now,accessed off the Stapleton road Yes, I thought it was very close to our old Hambrook training ground. I have memory of people not being happy as we were told we couldn't build on greenbelt land, and then not long afterwards Crest Hotel granted permission to build the same spot. It was the old training ground which was down by the corner of the M32 and the Filton bypass duel carriageway. It was rejected by North Avon council, main objector was Councillor Fox and the reason for rejecting it beggars belief. They refused it because the roads around the proposed site were inadequate. Now let's bear in mind that the M32 and Filton bypass were 2 of the biggest roads in North Avon, at that time. Gordon Bennett and Co stood no chance of it ever being built there. Totally out gunned.
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Post by Thatslife on Mar 11, 2016 9:28:35 GMT
The potential of Lyde Green is ridiculous. I'm getting a bit obsessed, but I reckon there are 3 areas a stadium could be built on there, each about twice the size of the UWE land.
There is also a huge plot of land just off St Andrews Rd, Avonmouth, that is up for sale.
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Post by kingswood Polak on Mar 11, 2016 10:35:45 GMT
We are all just surmising what could happen. I have no doubt that Wael & his ultra professional team will do what is best for the club. Look at the small things that have been addressed immediately. I was talking to a few old boys, after the Dons game and we were all in agreement that we want to see the team do well, first and foremost. Personally, I think we will probably be looking at 2017/18 before we get the new ground. It would seem the our glorious leader, Mr Higgs, was prepared to cede a great deal to UWE in his pursuit to get the job done at any cost. We are now in a much stronger bargaining position and I like it that Wael and his crew are redressing this and trying to get the best deal for the club and this is no vanity project for them. I know it's very early days but there's something about the man that makes me trust him. UWE or not UWE, that is the question
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Post by CountyGroundHotel on Mar 11, 2016 12:11:52 GMT
Appreciate Faggoty is banging his drum but the facts are that the Mem is more central than UWE but UWE is far more central than Emersons Green. Throw in the far better transport links (has the new junction at Emersons Green even been approved yet?) and if it's between UWE or Emersons Green it's a no brainer. Even the friends I go with who live in Emersons Green think it would be mental to build there.
The Transport links also gives UWE the edge over Rolls Royce and definately Avonmouth (though at Avonmouth the club would have a monopoly on drinking establishments, its a long old slep from the Miles or Royal to that available site).
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Post by Deleted on Mar 11, 2016 12:56:17 GMT
The potential of Lyde Green is ridiculous. I'm getting a bit obsessed, but I reckon there are 3 areas a stadium could be built on there, each about twice the size of the UWE land.
There is also a huge plot of land just off St Andrews Rd, Avonmouth, that is up for sale. Why on Earth would we want to go out there if we don't have to?
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